so i got my first pair of iems back in may for my birthday and theyre ikko OH10's (the old version not the OH10S) which were like $200 so still a lot for me but way cheaper than a lot of other iems
but these are still the best things ive ever heard in my life by far and i dont understand how any pair of headphones can sound even better than this, like it actually feels like the music is inside my soul, i was listening to justin timberlake yesterday and was literally crying and getting goosebumps cause of how beautiful it sounded, and i dont even like justin timberlake ๐ญ๐ญ
anyways the reason im wondering is cause i kinda wanna save up for some even better ones that are a bit smaller cause these ones are kinda big for me and they start to hurt my ears after a little bit, but im kinda scared of spending a ton of money on headphones just for me to barely notice a difference, like do $1,000+ iems sound way better than $200 ones or do they just sound only slightly better?? and what actually makes one pair better than another?? like compared to my basic earbuds these ones are way louder, clearer, and a lot fuller and richer, so would more expensive iems just be even louder and clearer than these ones?
I've went from 7hztimeless to Mangird Tea 2 to thieaudio MMK3. To be really honest I can't quantify the improvement in sound quality, I don't look at measurements, graphs etc. I know that I'm gonna get improvement from an upgrade how much of it I can't explain in words, obviously if you spend more you'll get more that's just how it works but in this case what I'll say is that the experience of listening gets better every time I upgrade. A $150 iem gives me an enjoyable experience at $350 iem it becomes more enjoyable at $1000 I feel like it is giving me supreme experience that's how I look at this.